The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-10

AanaWe county. W. at the capital thh week
and nAAde pleasaat call on ne Floa1neAn.
The FLoRDrAx acknowledges Win thank
The recsipt last Friday win eonplinents o.
Mrs r. A. Hilton. of bouniiful supply of deli.
clous ice cream, large, luscious strawberries and
excellent cake. The strawberriss were the frs,
ofthe season. aa -
-MzA George B. Currie, successor to Mrs
Lamb, in the millinery store in the Library
building, has an advertisement In this issue Of
the FLoRIDIAN. Mrs Currie IL also frst-class
dressmaker, invites the ladies 10 call and exam.
inc her new spring millinery. and solicits share
OF their patronage ia the dressmaking depart
ment
Col. Fred T. Myers, Land Commissioner Of
the Plant Investment Company, spent a few
days with his family the past week.
AT q meeting of the Council last Friday
night the working Of the streets for the current
year was awarded 10 John Johnson
The strawberries now being sold in the Tai
lahassee market are large. pretty in shape and OF
delicious flavor
The best evidence Of positive merit, is::that
Dickey's Painless Eye Water is guaranteed TO
and without pain. Accept no substitute For
sale by all druggists.
Miss Meta, the beloved daughter of Mr. and
MRS. Garwood, aged about 10 years, niece Of
Mrs. J. b. Collins, of this city. died at an early
hour this morning, at the house of her parents
in Monticello.
Hon. ID. 8. Walker, Judge, and Hon. E. G.
Love, State Attorney. are holding spring term
OF Jefferson Circuit Court at Monticello this
week.
Hon. R. w. Ashmore, of Sopchoppy, was
at the St James last Saturday
We were in error last week in stating that
city committees were announced by the mayor.
They were announced by Mr. T. H. Randolph,
President of City Council.
Mr.. Frank Bruen, prominent young banker
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, is sojourning at the New
Leon.
MIR. T. G. Rawls has bought two nice build
ing lots in" Sunny Lawn"
We are still distributing tobacco seed free
TO all who want them. We have two or three
dozen packages yet to give away. Call and get
them.
"A fox hunt came off Tuesday morning.
Reynard was Jumped few miles south of Tai
lahassee. After about an hours chase he was
captured near Six Mile Lake, but the hounds
left him before the party came up with them,
and they returned without the trophy, just
In time to avoid drenching rain.
We were glad to welcome to the FLO
RIDIAN sanctum Mr.. j. E Pound, editor and pro-
pretor Of the Madison Recorder, one of the best
county papers in the State, and which has re-
Gently come out in a new suit of handsome
type.
Mr.. l. 1. Harris, of Jacksonville, was in the
city this week.
The notice in the last FLoR1D1AN, stating
that seventy-dve families in Kansas were desr-
GUS of coming to the Tallahassee Country, has
caused gentleman who has large body of fine
farming lands, near Tallahassee, laid off into 40
acre lots, to invite them to look at his lands
with guarantee TO return price of transporta-
ton to Tallahassee to all who purchase 40 acres.
This gentlemen will also give 4O-acre tract to
any person who secures ten purchasers of 40
acres each. These lands are for sale at reason
able figures and on easy terms
Hon. T. G. Love, State Attorney from the
Second Circuit, was among the arrivals at the
st. James on Saturday.
The County Commissioners will meet in
regular session next Monday.
Hon. Carlos W. Stevens, State Senator from
Madison, was among the welcome visitors at the
FLORIDIAN sanctum last Saturday.
With the railroad will come water works.
fire protection, and grand boom for Tallahassee
and Leon county.
We were pleased to receive call this morn
ing from Col. r. L. Gentry, the veteran and
winning newspaper canvasser. The Colonel
now represents the Tunes Union, of Jacksonville
If you want excellent glasses, read adver-
tisement of Mr.. A. z. Hawkes. on first page,
and then call on Mr.. N. Lively, at his drug store
Mr.. Arthur Chaires and family, of Sanford,
arrived last Friday ON visit to friends in ITALIA
hassee.
Mr. T. B. Byrd and family have moved into
the Winthrop cottage, corner Of Calhoun and
Tennessee streets.
Mr.. Arthur N. Purves, of Philadelphia, en-
closing subscription for FLoRrDIAN, says II am
pleased with the improved railroad prospects for
the Floral City"
Farmers can get Griers Almanac for 1887,
free, at NJ Lively,s drug store. If
SAVE CosT.-The City Tax Books will be
closed very soon. All who have not paid their
City Taxes had better do 80 at once and save
an additional expence.
Mr.. Amos n. Kellogg, editor OF the School
Journal, published weekly, and the Teachers In
satute, published monthly is visiting Tallahassee
in search of health. As editor of these promi-
nent educational papers, he takes deep interest
in the progress of Florida schools, and is making
an examination of them as far a. his health will
permit. He has visited the West Florida Semi
nary and the public school in this city already
He thinks the people deserve credit for the erec-
ton of the new brick building, and that they
will find the money well expended. He reports
growing interest in the North in industrial
education. The adoption of it into the public
school system, he thinks, IL only work of time.
Mr.. Kellogg believes that great future awaits
this city, and that Il could be made q winter re-
sort for many thousands Of people, If facilities
were provided. The railroad to Thomasville, he
says Is certain TO be great help, as 1t will aid
10 readily reaching our city.
Information Wanted
of persons descended from or related to Jack
Williford and his wife (Sally Rice), who went
from North Carolina To Florida about 60 wears